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Repost @drbirute・・・Captive Orangutan Jono was a pet until he was confiscated some years ago from his owners in Jakarta by the Indonesian Government. He spent six years at Tegal Alur holding facility for wildlife near Jakarta Airport. During the years he spent there, he grew from a subadult into a fully adult flanged male with cheekpads. On Monday, April 23rd 2018, OFI, cooperating with JAAN and the KSDA agency of the Indonesian government and with the help of Trigana Airlines, flew Jono along with sunbear Buddy, home to Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). Jono is a magnificent adult male with a long cape of hair that flows from his arms and swings gracefully when he moves. I am posting a video of Jono leaving his transport cage to enter his newly built enclosure at OFI’s Care Center and Quarantine near Pangkalan Bun in Kalimantan Tengah. I thank OFI Volunteer Philip Stubley for filming this pivotal moment in Jono’s journey home. In the video, Jono has flown from Jakarta Airport across the Java Sea to Pangkalan Bun Airport where his transport cage made the short journey to the Care Center in a pickup truck. In the posted video Jono’s transport cage has been positioned in the entrance of his new enclosure. The transport cage door opens and Jono explodes into the enclosure swinging vigorously. He then settles down and calmly surveys his environment through the bars of the enclosure, finally making a nest with the branches provided. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) with Adam Harvey also filmed Jono’s journey home. We all are grateful that the journey from Jakarta went so well, and hope that eventually Jono will find his true place in the forests of his ancestors. The full story of Jono’s journey home is on my twitter account: drbirute@Twitter.com. | If you would like your photo's featured by us please tag your images with #ofi_australia and we will credit you! 🐒_____________________________________________🐒 OFIA Founder: Kobe Steele 💌 kobe@ofiaustralia.com | OFIA Patron and Ambassador: @drbirute@orangutanfoundationintl | OFIA Volunteers: Clare @clarelh89 | www.orangutanfoundation.org.au 🐒 #orangutan#orphan#rescue#rehabilitate#release#Bo